Steve had his follow up appointment with the nephrologist today. All is stable with his creatinine value unchanged at the 1.5 level. Apparently normal values range from 0.7 to 1.3 so Steve is hanging out slightly high. The doctor said this is most likely going to be Steve's new normal value. Steve had some kidney damage from the first round of chemo and kidneys heal very slowly, so this is not going to change any time soon. The doctor is not too concerned and will only need to see Steve every few months for a check up. Steve's next appointment with nephrology is November 21st and Dr. Hu will send any relevant lab work he orders to their office in the interim.
Steve's last round of maintenance chemotherapy went well. Steve had no vomiting and only mild symptoms. Terry thinks it's likely Dr. Hu will increase Steve's dose of chemo for the next round. They are scheduled to meet with Dr. Hu on August 17th and will find out then.
Steve caught a cold from his kids recently and it acted like any regular cold with stuffiness, improving to loose phlegm. I'm pleased it didn't hit Steve harder than usual. His immune system must be working well for the cold to act normally. Go, Steve!
Otherwise, life goes on pretty well. The summer has flown by with the kids keeping busy in summer school and camp. They start school in just over a week and their family will get back into the new school and homework schedule. It's nice to have regular activities rather than medical problems dominating life.
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